The CAF Women's Pre-Olympic Tournament determined the two participants representing the African continent in

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. The competition was played as

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of four rounds.FIFA.com – Women's Olympic Football Tournament: Qualifiers
retrieved on April 15, 2011.

Qualification

First round

First leg played on October 2, second leg played on October 23, 2010.

Second round

The first leg was played on January 15, 2011, second leg on January 29, 2011. The first leg of Guinea v Ghana was played on January 16, 2011. The second leg of Ethiopia v Democratic Republic of Congo was played on January 30, 2011.

''Equatorial Guinea won on walkover.'' ---- ''Tunisia won 3–1 on aggregate.''

Third round

The first leg was played on 1–3 April, second leg on 15–17 April.

¹ Equatorial Guinea were ejected from the competition for fielding an ineligible player,

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; Cameroon were advanced to the final round.

---- ''1–1 on aggregate. South Africa won 6–5 on penalties.''

Final round

The two winners qualified for the

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. The first leg was played on 27 August, second leg on 11 September and 22 October.

References

External links

FIFA Women's Olympic Football Tournament official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Caf Pre-olympic Tournament, 2012 Women Caf, Women Olympic Qualifying Tournament

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